HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 07072015 - C.121RECOMMENDATION(S):
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Employment and Human Services Director, or designee, to execute a contract with
Lao Family Community Development Center in the amount of $1,005,000 for job skills and placement services for
limited English speaking and non-English speaking California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids
(CalWORKs) participants or the period July 1, 2015, through June 30, 2016.
FISCAL IMPACT:
$1,005,000: 100% California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids, CalWORKs, single allocation
BACKGROUND:
Lao Family Community Development provides pre-and post-employment services and translation and
interpretation services in Vietnamese and various Laotian dialects to limited English proficient CalWORKs
refugees residing in West Contra Costa County. Services include assisted job search, job placement,
employment disputes resolution for job retention, and other job related information.
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
Action of Board On: 07/07/2015 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
Clerks Notes:
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
AYE:John Gioia, District I
Supervisor
Candace Andersen, District II
Supervisor
Mary N. Piepho, District III
Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV
Supervisor
ABSENT:Federal D. Glover, District V
Supervisor
Contact: Earl Maciel 3-1648
I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the
Board of Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED: July 7, 2015
David Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: Chris Heck, Deputy
cc:
C.121
To:Board of Supervisors
From:Kathy Gallagher, Employment & Human Services Director
Date:July 7, 2015
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:Amend Contract with Lao Family Community Development Center
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
The Lao Family Community Development Center will no longer provide services.
CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:
This contract directly supports three of the five community outcomes established in the Children's Report
Card: 3) "Families that are Economically Self-Sufficient"; 4) "Families that are Safe Stable and Nurturing";
and 5) "Communities that are Safe and Provide a High Quality of Life for Children and Families."